Seamus Heaney
Irish · 1939–2013 · Printmaker
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Record prices
Bog Poems (illustrated by Barrie Cooke)Morgan O'Driscoll · €8,000≈ $8,539≈ £6,731Sign up to see
- FROM THE REPUBLIC OF CONSCIENCEWhyte's · €4,800≈ $6,310≈ £4,051Sign up to see
Midterm BreakMorgan O'Driscoll · €3,400≈ $3,707≈ £2,991Sign up to see
Seamus Heaney’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
133
of 142 offered · 2010–2026
Sell-through
94%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $6.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $6.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $307Sign up | $307Sign up | $307Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 58 | 54 | 93% | $913Sign up | $639Sign up | $8.5kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.8kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $1.8kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 2 | 2 | 100% | $403Sign up | $403Sign up | $515Sign up |
| Print (other) | 12 | 11 | 92% | $844Sign up | $589Sign up | $3.7kSign up |
| Multiple | 43 | 40 | 93% | $937Sign up | $675Sign up | $8.5kSign up |
| Other | 82 | 77 | 94% | $592Sign up | $442Sign up | $2.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.